“College ready: Graduating student is prepared for any postsecondary education or training experience, including study at two- and four-year institutions leading to a postsecondary credential (i.e., a certificate, license, associate or bachelor’s degree); has the English and mathematics knowledge and skills necessary to qualify for and succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing college courses without the need for remedial coursework.
Career ready: Job candidate qualifies for a job that provides a family-sustaining wage and pathways to advancement and requires postsecondary training or education; is a high school graduate and has the English, and mathematics knowledge and skills needed to qualify for and succeed in the postsecondary job training and/or education necessary for their chosen career (i.e., technical/vocational program, community college, apprenticeship or significant on-the-job training)”
Source:
Arizona Business & Education Coalition. (n.d.). Advancing toward college and career readiness. Phoenix, AZ: Author. Retrieved from http://www.azbec.org/pages/CollegeCareerReadiness1/
- Student achievement status on state tests
- Student growth on state tests
- Student English language acquisition
- Four-year graduation rate
- Additional graduation rates (five or more years
- Dropout rate
Source: Center for American Progress. (2016). Explore the Data for ‘Making the Grade’. Retrieved from https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education/news/2016/05/19/137455...
Dual Enrollment and Articulation
Arizona allows students to earn dual credit in academic and/or CTE courses through dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment—the former in a high school setting or joint technical education district campus, the latter on campus at a postsecondary institution. Public postsecondary institutions are required to accept these credits (Education Commission of the States, 2015).
Early College High School
The Center for Native Education and the National Council of La Raza have partnered with institutions of higher education to each provide one early college high school program as part of the Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI).
More information about schools participating in ECHSI is available at the ECHSI website (Jobs for the Future, n.d.).
Citations:
Jobs for the Future. (n.d.). Schools. Retrieved from http://www.jff.org/initiatives/early-college-designs/schools
Education Commission of the States. (2015). Dual enrollment – all state profiles. Retrieved from http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/mbprofallRT?Rep=DE14A
Arizona maintains 71 programs of study aligned with each of the 16 Career Clusters.
Citations:
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium. (n.d.). Arizona [Interactive map of state CTE profiles]. Retrieved from http://www.careertech.org/Arizona#sthash.tvgyHMvR.dpuf
In 2008, Arizona mandated that all students in Grades 9–12 have an Education and Career Action Plan (ECAP) (U.S. Department of Labor, 2013).
Students, parents, and school personnel (i.e., counselors, teachers, administration, or career center staff) can work together to create an ECAP, or Education and Career Action Plan, which is designed to help students reflect on coursework, career aspirations, and extended learning opportunities. ECAPs are updated annually throughout high school and in into the postsecondary years (Arizona Department of Education, 2012).
Citations:
U.S. Department of Labor. (2013). Individualized learning plans across the U.S. Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/odep/ilp/map/
Arizona Department of Education. (2012). Arizona student Education & Career Action Plans (ECAP). Retrieved from http://www.azed.gov/ecap/files/2012/02/ecap-brochure-english.pdf
Arizona Department of Education (n.d.). ECAP-Education and Career Action Plan. Retrieved from http://www.azed.gov/ecap/
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High School and College Alignment |
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Subject |
High School Graduation Requirements |
College Admission Requirements |
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English Credits: |
4.0 |
4.0 |
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Mathematics Credits: |
4.0 (including Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II) |
4.0 (Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II, and an advanced mathematics course for which Algebra II is a prerequisite) |
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Social Studies Credits: |
3.0 (American history [1.0], world history/geography [1.0], government [0.5], and economics [0.5]) |
2.0 (American history [1.0] and two selections from among half-credit courses in European/world history, economics, sociology, geography, government, psychology, or anthropology) |
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Science Credits: |
3.0 |
3.0 (from among biology, chemistry, physics, Earth science, and integrated laboratory science) |
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Foreign Language Credits: |
None specified (N/S) |
2.0 |
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Arts Credits: |
1.0 (can be substituted with career and technical education [CTE]) |
1.0 |
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Additional Credits: |
7.0 |
N/S |
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Total Credits: |
22.0 |
N/S |
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Tests: |
Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) |
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or ACT® |
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Arizona’s state-specific Early Warning System is called the AZDash. The level at which Early Warning System data are reported and who can access the data is not publicly available.
Citations:
Arizona Department of Education. (2015). AZDash. Retrieved from http://www.azed.gov/aelas/az-dash/
Data Quality Campaign. (n.d.). [Website]. Retrieved from http://dataqualitycampaign.org/
